PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS ACT 1986 - SECT 24FB Notice to seize and dispose of animal
PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS ACT 1986 - SECT 24FB
Notice to seize and dispose of animal (1) If the Minister authorises a specialist
inspector
to seize and dispose of an animal under section 24FA, the
Minister must serve written notice of the seizure and disposal.
(2) A notice under subsection (1) must be served by—
(a) giving it personally to the owner of the animal; or
(b) if the identity of the owner cannot be readily established or the owner cannot be readily contacted, giving it personally to the person in charge of the animal; or
(c) leaving it or sending it by post to the last known residential or business address of the owner or the person in charge of the animal.
(3) A notice under subsection (1) must state—
(a) that a specialist inspector has been authorised by the Minister under section 24FA to enter the premises and to seize and dispose of the animal; and
(b) when seizure is to occur.
S. 24FC inserted by No. 60/2015 s. 16.